Why does this guy still get press?

http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/01/05/robertson.sharon/index.html

Robertson suggests God smote Sharon

(CNN) -- Television evangelist Pat Robertson suggested Thursday that Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's stroke was divine retribution for the Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, which Robertson opposed.

Notable quote: According to The Associated Press, Robertson spokeswoman Angell Watts said of people who criticized the comments: "What they're basically saying is, 'How dare Pat Robertson quote the Bible?'"

My immediate response: "The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose." -- William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice